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Poland and Netherlands Also Provide Missiles for Patriots to Ukraine
17 April 2026
Poland and Netherlands Also Provide Missiles for Patriots to Ukraine
Poland and the Netherlands have also provided Ukraine with air defense missiles for Patriot systems as part of a previously…
France Tests FLPT-150 and Thundart Rockets as Potential HIMARS Alternative
17 April 2026
France Tests FLPT-150 and Thundart Rockets as Potential HIMARS Alternative
Rocket tests of the FLPT-150 and Thundart have begun in France, with one potentially serving as a French analog to HIMARS. Forces…
Karaok missile of Türkiye’s Roketsan scores direct hit in 4 scenarios
17 April 2026
Karaok missile of Türkiye’s Roketsan scores direct hit in 4 scenarios
The Karaok short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), developed by Turkish defense major Roketsan, completed test firings in four different user…
Raytheon delivers Patriot GEM-T interceptors to Ukraine in $3.7 billion deal
15 April 2026
Raytheon delivers Patriot GEM-T interceptors to Ukraine in $3.7 billion deal
Raytheon, an RTX business, has signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Patriot GEM-T interceptors for Ukraine, the company announced.…
Raytheon to Manufacture $3.7 Billion Worth of Patriot Missiles for Ukraine
15 April 2026
Raytheon to Manufacture $3.7 Billion Worth of Patriot Missiles for Ukraine
Raytheon has signed a $3.7 billion contract to supply Ukraine with Patriot GEM-T interceptor missiles. The company reported that a new production…
Slovenia’s New Parliament Speaker Promises Referendum on Withdrawal from NATO
15 April 2026
Slovenia’s New Parliament Speaker Promises Referendum on Withdrawal from NATO
Zoran Stevanović, the newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia, has announced his intention to hold a referendum…
UK Tests CAPSTONE Anti-Submarine Drone
15 April 2026
UK Tests CAPSTONE Anti-Submarine Drone
British company Certo Aerospace has demonstrated the CAPSTONE unmanned helicopter-type drone as a platform for anti-submarine warfare. According to Defence Blog,…
US Blockade Fails to Stop Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
15 April 2026
US Blockade Fails to Stop Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
A Chinese oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz on April 14 despite a U.S. blockade of the key…
U.S. Army opens new 155mm artillery shell facility
15 April 2026
U.S. Army opens new 155mm artillery shell facility
The U.S. Army and Day & Zimmermann have inaugurated a new artillery Load, Assemble, and Pack facility in Parsons, Kansas,…
Australia test-fires first homemade GMLRS missile from HIMARS
15 April 2026
Australia test-fires first homemade GMLRS missile from HIMARS
The Australian Army successfully test-fired the first domestically manufactured Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System missiles at the Woomera Test Range…